D - I did an album w/Scorcher, the band I was with initially.. its on the website.. did that in Canada, but its hard here as far as marketing..

J - Ok.. now onto the new stuff.. how would you compare the sound to anything else you have done.. or any past Bonham stuff? is it heavier?

D - New stuff? well I would say defiantly very different.. there is some similarity.. since after doing it so long, it will always be a part of what I do..

J - Ya people will know its you.. you have a unique voice..

D - Ya there is nothing I can do about that, I guess age will make it different I suppose, Ian is going to be playing with me.. and he will be playing on the album, we decided to keep writing together, and I was really happy about that, cause we really work well together.. anyone of us  from Bonham, weather its me and John, or me and Jason, the door is always open .. I think with all of us, it just seems we are always busy.. we try and lock one thing in together, and its very difficult to do, but I'm very fortunate to have Ian be able to play.. and with Jason.. and John are concerned.. it would be great to have them play, but I don't know what there schedule is like.. Jason is working on the Zeppelin remasters right now.. but who knows.. I know right now  Steve Lukather will be playing on the album.. we have always keep in contact over the years, and have always wanted to work together.. and as well my brother Jody MacMaster will be playing guitar.. he plays left handed, sings and does all that kinda stuff.. and we have a close related voice.. and I think its pretty neat to have family on there.. but as far as names out there  that people would know is Ian Hutton, and Steve Lukather.. there is some others that we are trying to see if they are available to write with, but for me.. its just people to collaborate with and see what comes up..

J - Do you have any song titles? or anything lined up now?

D - Ya on the website  there is 3 demos to download on there now.. there is one called "Faith", and another song called.. "I Didn't Think I Could".. a song for Kaleb, that's my son...see everything I write is a life experience, or whatever your doing at that moment.. there is another song on there called "Tyme", there is 3 demos on there that are things that we change, and there is 3 Bonham tracks on there also so people can get an idea..

J - How did you hook up with Stephen Pearcy and Top Fuel Records?

D - Stephen? Well we've been friends for years.. and years and years.. we always kept in contact.. he kept in contact, he would always phone.. I'd call home to where my mother was, that was sort of were anyone would find me where ever I was, we always kept in contact and we are actually going to do some writing, we are going to sit down together and write, we are trying to collaborate between Reality Management and Top Fuel Records.. for me its interesting and really cool.. cause I've always wanted to work with him before, he was touring.. and working on albums.. and ya its great, this tour we are going to be doing..

J - Ya I was just gonna say.. tell me about the Bastards of Metal tour?

D - Ya.. what do you think of that?

J - Well I think its great.. I'm a huge RATT fan.. seen Stephen like 36 times live, so to hear he's going to do a package tour, w/other great singers.. is awesome..

D - Ya its cool. I remember when we were recording our first album, in the studio, Motley Crue was next door.. and Stephen was always around.. he came to the album release party that we did, and it was great, because everyone was doing their thing and being successful at what they were doing but everyone was good friends.. lots of  times sitting around w/Nikki and Tommy.. and talk about lots of things.. or sometimes Vince.. I don't really know anyone else in RATT.. just me and Stephen seemed to really hit it off, and we stayed friends ever since, so its great to have the opportunity to work together, I'm interested as to what we are going to write.. him and I.. everyone backgrounds are different.. so you kinda mix it up and see what happens..

J - Do you guys have any times set yet..?

D - Well the album release date is March 2004.. I do know that.. between February March.. I have a video to do.., I'm leaving here the end of January to go to California to do the video.. the first video for the first song release, then I have to do the album there, w/the band and Stephen.. then Ian will be in to work w/us.. and also Steve L. too.. he is in Europe right now.. so it works out great, as far as the schedule goes, but as far as an actual day.. the album comes out.. I'm not sure, all I know is I'm the first artist on Top Fuel Records for the first quarter  in January.. hope that helps out.

J - How about some of the new bands out there? anyone your into.. and like?

D - I went to see Big Sugar with my brother, and that was cool.. thought they were great.. I like the White Stripes.. Audioslave, I'm a big Chris Cornell fan, I think he's great, I've followed him through Soundgarden and everything else.. I'm trying to think of some.. its funny I should be paying more attention to radio and stuff, but you get writing and kinda lose touch with what's going on.. after writing song after song after song.. then its like oh ya radio...its like where I wanna be.. hahaha.. but ya, White Stripes, and Audioslave, and I know its made up of members that have been around for a while.. I like what Metallica is doing, there isn't too much out there that I don't like, every now and then if I get a chance to see MTV or Much Music here.. all the stuff you see is really cool..
 

J - And how do you feel about all these 80's bands getting back together w/different members?

D - I think its awesome.. its funny how you get categorized..

J - Ya but that's how people remember it.. my site is pretty much a where are they now.. so everyone can find every member of every old band.. and what they are doing now.. I just went and saw Stryper the other night..and that was amazing..

D - Ya how are they doing?

J - The show was awesome.,.. they sounded better then they did 11 years ago.. and its a full 4 member reunion.. and I thought for sure Michael couldn't hit the notes he did years ago, and he sounded better then ever..

D - He came out with one of the other members of the group to one of our shows, and I thought that was great that they came out to see me play.. so its funny you brought them up, cause I've thought about them through the years.. you wonder what people are up to.. through the years you loose touch, but I think its great what you do, I've looked at the site, and I think its really cool that you can look up anything and find what they are up to.. well hats off to what your doing, I think its great, and there is nothing better then feeling as an artist, that people actually like what your doing and really behind and genuine about what your doing..

J - Well its fun for me cause I'm a fan.. not some critic that knows nothing about this music.. I've followed it all through the years.. so I know what all these guys sounded like and sound like now.. Anyway.. what website can people find you at?

D - It's REALITY MANAGEMENT and there is different bands on there, but I'm on there, and photos, and music, I gotta get my brother on there, cause nobody knows who he is, and I wanna really push him. but ya there is 3 demo tracks on there.. and you can post what you think.. which is really cool to me, that people actually come on there.. and they take the time to listen to what your doing, and they take the time to post about it. regardless of its good or bad, cause that determines what goes on the album.. and we are going to change them up, I'll be in the studio this Monday.. here in Canada, so ill have more stuff coming over... for the most part, this is a great thing, cause its a debut solo album for me.. ya know.. my name is on this.. I just at best, if people will give me the input of the songs.. that's why its demos, so people can tell me if it sucks.. or that's good.

J - How do you feel about file sharing and the whole mp3 thing?

D - I think the only time I didn't rip anything off what when I downloaded my own songs.. hahaha..I don't know, so far as to what I know w/Sony and w/law-suits.. and with everything else.. if it works like ASCAP.. we are notified about certain things, and I don't think it should be that big of a deal.. I think it can be monitored. its a tough thing, you want people to come out and see you.. but they had to of heard of you first, to see if your worthy of coming out to see...

J - Well that's about it, is there anything you would like to say to all your fans reading this?

D - Well probably for the most part.. they are probably thinking...its about time, and were have you been? But I gotta get out there, and get our faces out there, and for the most part I'm really looking forward to getting out there and playing for people, there is nothing better then when you work on a song and you get it to where its completed, and people come up to you, and tell you what THEY think, for me that's what its all about.. At the end of the day, you cant buy that, you can't buy that feeling you get when your up there playing.. it gets in your blood, and you try doing other things in your life.. but maybe your born into.. I have no idea.. its something I want to keep doing, and with good luck, and things going he way they are, and right now, I'm looking at the 2nd release.. talking about doing that, its kinda neat looking that far ahead...

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